{"id":442938,"date":"2026-08-25T10:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T10:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/442938\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T10:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T10:48:48","slug":"ufc-sacramento-rookie-report-card-grades-for-all-four-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/442938\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Sacramento Rookie Report Card: Grades for all four debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

You only get one Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut!<\/p>\n

Four rookies stepped into the Octagon this past weekend (Sat., Aug. 22, 2026) at UFC Sacramento<\/a> inside Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Collectively, the newcomers went 2-2<\/a>, with one of them delivering a suffocating submission victory.<\/p>\n

Now that the dust has settled, let\u2019s grade their respective performances below:<\/p>\n

\"SACRAMENTO,<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 22: Anthony Wint reacts after a submission victory against Terrance Chatman in a heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Golden 1 Center on August 22, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Anthony Wint & Terrance Chatman<\/p>\n

Just 11 days after earning his UFC contract on Contender Series<\/a> (seriously<\/a>), Anthony Wint made his Octagon debut … and it came in a hilarious squash match against fellow promotional newcomer, Terrance Chatman.<\/p>\n

Wint started the fight with plenty of feints, seemingly searching for the one-hitter quitter. Instead, after one failed attempt, he eventually dragged Chatman to the canvas.<\/p>\n

Wint briefly found himself caught in a kimura, which he later admitted he had no idea how to defend. After playing it cool for a few seconds, Wint powered his way out of danger, locked up an arm-triangle choke and put Chatman to sleep at 4:29 of the first round (watch highlights<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Wint was expected to win this fight, and he did. It\u2019s as simple as that.<\/p>\n

The positive takeaway was that he showed off his grappling rather than relying exclusively on his freakish power and striking. Wint remains extremely raw, but it should be fun to watch him develop.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, UFC slow-rolls him and gives him another lower-level Heavyweight like Alvin Hines next.<\/p>\n

\"Tim<\/a>\"MMA<\/p>\n

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As for Chatman, let\u2019s be honest: it appeared UFC signed him because it needed a warm body for Wint. Even by the low standards of the 2026 Heavyweight division, this was an awful signing.<\/p>\n

I guess UFC could book him against Elisha Ellison in a \u201cLoser Leaves Town\u201d fight next?<\/p>\n

\"SACRAMENTO,<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 21: Ryan Kuse poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night ceremonial weigh-in at Golden 1 Center on August 21, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Ryan Kuse stepped in on a little more than one week\u2019s notice to face Brazilian heavy-hitter, Marcio Barbosa. And boy, oh boy, it was a dreadful performance.<\/p>\n

Kuse \u2014 who is typically a solid wrestler \u2014 attempted two takedowns early. Once neither attempt worked, it was basically game over.<\/p>\n

Barbosa landed a left hook that appeared to glance off Kuse\u2019s forehead, but it still dropped him. Barbosa initially backed away and allowed Kuse an opportunity to stand, but Kuse never regained his footing, forcing the referee to stop the fight at 2:47 of the first round (watch highlights<\/a>).<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not going to lie: I was pretty high on Kuse back in 2022 when he was running through opponents on the regional scene. After suffering his first professional loss, however, he bounced between MMA and Karate Combat, and it appears he regressed considerably.<\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t be surprised at all if UFC releases him following that performance. If Kuse receives another opportunity, I\u2019d like to see him return to Bantamweight (his natural weight class) and fight someone like Miles Johns.<\/p>\n

\"SACRAMENTO,<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 22: (L-R) Stan Dorsainvil taunts Gauge Young in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Golden 1 Center on August 22, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) veteran, Stan Dorsainvil, stepped up on short notice for his UFC debut against the always-game Gauge Young, and the two Lightweights put on a show for the SacTown crowd.<\/p>\n

Dorsainvil started slow in the opening round and paid dearly for it, getting rocked several times by Young. Nevertheless, he continued walking forward. Dorsainvil was taken down, but didn\u2019t remain on his back for long, and he eventually answered with a trip takedown of his own.<\/p>\n

After the first round, it looked like the dreaded UFC jitters had gotten to Dorsainvil and Young was going to run away with the fight.<\/p>\n

Dorsainvil battled back in the second round, connecting with hard punches that repeatedly stung Young and landing the cleaner combinations. He also connected with two heavy right hooks in the final 30 seconds that would have dropped 90 percent of the Lightweight division, but Young continued showing off his toughness.<\/p>\n

It was a close round, but Dorsainvil inflicted slightly more damage.<\/p>\n

The final round brought more of the same, with both fighters landing hard, damaging shots. Young rocked Dorsainvil with a nasty combination, while Dorsainvil answered with a takedown and immediately took Young\u2019s back before eventually sliding off.<\/p>\n

The judges awarded Dorsainvil a unanimous decision, with all three scoring the fight 29-28. Despite the unanimous label, it was an extremely close fight that could have gone either way.<\/p>\n

It was an excellent debut from Dorsainvil, who battled back from a rough opening round to secure the victory. He displayed heart, toughness and a well-rounded skill set that included crisp boxing, effective takedowns and a willingness to enter the fire when necessary.<\/p>\n

I typically don\u2019t love seeing fighters in the lighter weight classes enter UFC with young records like 6-0 because they are forced to learn on the job against elite competition. That said, Dorsainvil was incredibly fun to watch and delivered a terrific comeback performance.<\/p>\n

For his next outing, I\u2019d like to see him face Kody Steele, who was originally scheduled to fight Young before Dorsainvil stepped in.<\/p>\n

\"Jesse<\/a>\"MMAFor more UFC Sacramento results, coverage and highlights click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You only get one Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut! Four rookies stepped into the Octagon this past weekend…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":442939,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[152120,175474,121,123,122,152122,152123,174369],"class_list":["post-442938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma-prospects","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-ufc-news","tag-ufc-on-paramount","tag-ufc-results"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}